Michael Laudrup believes Swansea have got their just reward for sticking to a managerial philosophy even if the men at the top have changed.

Swansea's rise from the Football League basement to the Capital One Cup trophy and - next season - the Europa League, can be traced back to September 2002, when they actually hit rock bottom for the first time in their history before Brian Flynn managed to haul them away from the drop to the Conference on the last day of the season.

Kenny Jackett continued the forward momentum, taking Swansea into League One in 2005, before Roberto Martinez accelerated it, sweeping the South Wales outfit into the Championship in 2008 and making a strong push for the Premier League.